DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 01/30/2010 Duedate: 02/12/2010 DARKHOLM DM-104 TURN-524 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 072905R 41/1273 3731 2683 16 58.2 KILLING ME SOFTER 97/1323 FLAT BROKE 82/1184 ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254 CEMENTIA 61/1112 REAL PIZZA FLAVOR 82/1286 DIE, MOFO, DIE IV 97/1293 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258 WASTELAND II 7/500 3 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1189 1057 8 52.9 IT'S NEW! 6/1195 4 INDULGENT DR 54/1153 84 102 2 45.2 WHAT A TREAT 98/1201 CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074 LARGE LOSERS 5/1228 5 ILLFANG PACT 1/281 416 611 6 40.5 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197 UP TO NO GOOD 37/316 2 STREET PIZZA 18/114 2020 1672 23 54.7 6 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 1057 1907 17 35.7 HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270 7 BEACH BABES 7/1058 429 827 5 34.2 '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Report from the Tourney #2 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Larkin here once again, with more interviews from the tourney. This time I'm talking to a new manager, so new he doesn't even have a manager name. "Sir... what would you like me to call you, by the way?" "Why do you have to call me anything? I don't understand why you want to interview me. There are lots of great managers here who could probably tell you stuff--" "I'm looking for a new perspective, the point of view of someone who is just starting out with the gladiatorial games." "Oh. Well, I guess that would be me." "Absolutely right! Tell me, what do you think of the tourney? This is your first, right?" "Right, my first," the young man agreed. "And it's GREAT! Everyone is just great here! I mean, most of these managers, they're, like, legends, you know? Everybody's heard of them, and they have stables of HUNDREDS of gladiators, and they've been polishing their tricks for YEARS, and I didn't figure I had much of a chance, you know?" "The popular view is that no matter how much you know, the arena can always throw a surprise at you--" "Yeah, yeah, I've heard that. I don't know if I believe it, but I've heard it. But that isn't the best thing about this tourney. The best thing is that everyone here has been GREAT. Or else I didn't meet them--the ones that might not have been. But I think I met just about everyone, and--" "And they were great. I'm glad. But perhaps you could tell our readers a little more, maybe tell them how these experienced managers were great to you?" "Well, yeah, okay. It's that everyone was so friendly and helpful, see? The ENTIRE Consortium talked to me about warrior design, for instance. I learned a lot there. And, well, there was Mannequin, and The Greek Guy, and I actually met Manager, too! And they were all really helpful. Advice, you know, and charts, and all that stuff that was so confusing. It was just the best experience! I'm going to do it again, for sure!" * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 641): BALL PEIN of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 524): GOLDINA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 647): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 618): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 642): CREDIT CARD of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 637): RIDLEY SCOTT of THE DIRECTORS (?, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 646): SALTILLA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 630): CHAGAN of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 632): GRUMPY GHOUL of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 631): SARALEE JO of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 603): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 595): ZIG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 269): MATT RICIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 579): ALMOST PRETTY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 530): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 253): MATEEN of SAI'FULLAH (?, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 243): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 476): SAND STORM of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 220): ROOT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 523): PTI of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 641): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 524): 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 647): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 618): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 642): BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 637): THE DIRECTORS (?, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 646): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 630): VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 632): SKI-BUM 18 (Ski-Bum, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 631): BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 603): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 595): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 269): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 579): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 530): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 253): STREET-SOLDIERS (Darkface, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 243): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 476): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 220): KIWI CONNECTION 7 (The Mun, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 523) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 2 NIANIA (turn 524): GOLDINA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 646): HELIAS SOL of ASTRAL KIN (Kid Arcane, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 646): PALMETTA PATTY of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) BARRIO of WORDS THAT END IN 0 (Otis?, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 632): TAREK of LUROCIAN PRIDE (The Greek Guy, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 631): SARALEE JO of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 579): ALMOST PRETTY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 528): GOB of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 475): SALTY DOG of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER There you are again! I turn into the most frightening things you can imagine, and still you keep coming back! With popcorn! It's unnatural. But then, it IS the Isle of the Eye. Nature isn't welcome here. With bittersweet regret I observe that there were two deaths, this fortnight. Well, two in the arena. A few others in the Willow Beach area. People dying of fright, you know. In what you are pleased to call a Title fight, Miami Mia slew a drunken fisherman. Well done! Public drunkenness is one of those counter-survival traits, is it not? So he was, as you mortals say, asking for it. MIAMI MIA (7-4818) (30-84- 3,20) of BEACH BABES fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN (104-1) (20-20-0,50) of ARENA STAND- INS. MIAMI MIA easily killed DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute mismatched Title bout. I have a note here that says Miami Mia is the arena champion at mixing drinks with umbrellas in them. We have those in the underworld, as well. I shall have to pay that woman a visit. I can, of course, pronounce PTI, since my own name, Kthlahxoy, is far more difficult. Of course this is to accomodate those people who most greatly fear unpronounceable names. PTI is a name you spit. And he did. PTI (7-5412) (133-44- 0,271) of WASTELAND II fought COOLER (82-7277) (101-102-1,218) of STYROFOAM. PTI delivered the death blow upon COOLER in a 2 minute insignificant fight. Everyone knows that being cooler is a good indicator of deadness, so this seems appropriate, as well. Unfortunately, neither of them stayed dead. I have been informed that elsewhere on this terrible island, someone is in the habit of giving "deathday gifts" when a warrior dies in an arena. It's not that there's anything WRONG with a deathday gift, as such. It's just that it should be buried with the recipient. The recipient is not supposed to use and enjoy it! *sigh* We missed a great opportunity. Apparently a seer warned Zontani Sharp Eyes that if exactly six died in the arena this time, the entire city would perish! What a great day that would have been! I could have gone home in glory leading hundreds of souls! All of you--try harder to kill someone next time. **************** A muffled titter interrupted its concentration. Laying down its pen, Kthlahxoy glared at the open doorway of the office. --{Mortals! Flee, lest I inflict the Laughing Death upon thee!}-- It pointed a finger, and was disconcerted to see its bony hand clad in a baggy white glove. The hand led to an arm in a blousy yellow sleeve with blue polka-dots on it. --{And I hereby forbid anyone afflicted with clown-o-phobia from setting foot in this tower!}-- The Elkarrish stood, realized that one side of its posterior was grotesquely swollen, and added, --{And being afraid of getting bitten by a poisonous snake when you sit on the toilet is just silly! Stop that!}-- Limping, as well as shuffling in its size 30 shoes, the guide of the dead hurried out of the office in pursuit of a group of retreating warriors. KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY PTI 7-5412 134 44 1 379 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY REDDI WHIP 97-1636 84 32 9 385 KILLING ME SOFTER (1323) SHADOW GROVE RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478 33 17 0 335 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG MANUTE BOL 5-4233 85 65 0 224 LARGE LOSERS (1228) KALTOS GATEWAY 82-15631 68 55 1 220 ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG THAT GUY 97-2120 48 28 3 216 DIE, MOFO, DIE IV (1293) SHADOW GROVE 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199 69 32 3 213 072905R (1273) KATI-TEI GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY COOLER 82-7277 101 103 1 210 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY STASSIA 37-1523 68 89 2 209 UP TO NO GOOD (316) SIBIKHAS HEAT 98-981 86 69 4 208 WHAT A TREAT (1201) SYVYN'S HILL WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 51 174 2 206 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156 40 51 0 206 REAL PIZZA FLAVOR (1286) DWES EG ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 151 59 1 204 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE SUPER BUM 82-18411 125 53 2 203 FLAT BROKE (1184) DWES EG ROB A. REE 39-3241 46 30 1 201 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN RED FUSION 6-5480 101 71 0 200 IT'S NEW! (1195) TRANSEL CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 78 108 2 198 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 44 86 2 198 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA ??RADAR?? 82-20310 50 83 1 195 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422 81 94 0 190 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197) DWES EG GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MEN WORKING 38-4189 47 178 1 180 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889 33 96 0 178 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR ALOHA ALICE 7-4867 35 77 0 171 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 34 24 3 170 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR LAGUNA LIL 7-5681 29 85 0 170 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR B.A. TURRY 39-3383 25 30 2 158 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ARSONIST ART 39-3325 37 33 0 148 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MIAMI MIA 7-4818 31 84 4 66 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR BEACH BETTY 7-5768 41 67 0 38 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN DRUNKEN FISHERMAN 20 20 0 MIAMI MIA 7-4818 524 COOLER 82-7277 101 103 1 STYROFOAM 1090 PTI 7-5412 524 PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Cooler -- Yes, but the forecasters always say that this time of year. -- Aloha Alice Super Bum -- Remind me never to offer you dinner; I know a bottomless pit when I see one. -- Tallahasse Tina Manute Bol -- I wish you lived up to your team name. -- Laguna Lil Darned standbys. -- Miami Mia Yeah! -- Beach Betty Heat -- You are not supposed to win seven-minute fights. I think you were mis- advertised. -- Crysoprase Smell Carefully -- I hate to say it, but... that was a good fight. The bookies were upset because it was closer than it was supposed to be... but it was kinda fun. -- Stassia LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS PTI delivered the death blow upon COOLER in a 2 minute Title fight. MANUTE BOL devastated ??RADAR?? in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel. THAT GUY subdued SMELL CAREFULLY in a action packed 4 minute fight. REDDI WHIP devastated ETCHED IN STONE in a popular 3 minute brutal one-sided contest. RUGEN THE JELLYFISH viciously subdued RED FUSION in a action packed 4 minute brawl. 5 GOT PICKED devastated CRYSOPRASE in a 2 minute mismatched match. ROB A. REE handily defeated TALLAHASSE TINA in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight. GREASY NAPKINS vanquished LAGUNA LIL in a 1 minute uneven duel. WORK IN PROGRESS overpowered ALOHA ALICE in a popular 2 minute gory uneven duel. GATEWAY overpowered CRACK IS CHEAP in a 2 minute gory one-sided melee. SUPER BUM demolished LOCAL CONSTABLE in a 2 minute mismatched match. STASSIA viciously subdued SEX ON THE BEACH in a exciting 2 minute brutal contest. HEAT bested MEN WORKING in a 2 minute bout. ARSONIST ART handily defeated OLD SAILMAKER in a 2 minute one-sided conflict. B.A. TURRY vanquished ANGRY BOOKIE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout. MIAMI MIA easily killed DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute mismatched bout. BEACH BETTY devastated DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 33 - 15 - 1 69 | |TOTAL PARRY 7 LUNGING ATTACK 43 - 23 - 1 65 | |WALL OF STEEL 5 WALL OF STEEL 23 - 18 - 0 56 | |AIMED BLOW 2 TOTAL PARRY 32 - 29 - 0 52 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 13 - 0 35 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 16 - 1 20 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 19 - 0 5 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 524 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are: AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 4 4 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK PTI 7-5412 134 44 1 379 WASTELAND II (500) WALL OF STEEL REDDI WHIP 97-1636 84 32 9 385 KILLING ME SOFTER (1323) AIMED BLOW MANUTE BOL 5-4233 85 65 0 224 LARGE LOSERS (1228) TOTAL PARRY THAT GUY 97-2120 48 28 3 216 DIE, MOFO, DIE IV (1293) SLASHING ATTACK COOLER 82-7277 101 103 1 210 STYROFOAM (1090) PARRY-RIPOSTE WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 51 174 2 206 JUST BECAUSE (1151) PARRY-STRIKE CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 78 108 2 198 ILLFANG PACT (281) BASHING ATTACK MEN WORKING 38-4189 47 178 1 180 JUST BECAUSE (1151) The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422. The most popular warrior this turn was RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478. The ten other most popular fighters were SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, REDDI WHIP 97-1636, WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193, STASSIA 37-1523, PTI 7-5412, THAT GUY 97-2120, ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112, RED FUSION 6-5480, 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199, and ROB A. REE 39-3241. The least popular fighter this week was LAGUNA LIL 7-5681. The other ten least popular fighters were CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422, TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889, ARSONIST ART 39-3325, ALOHA ALICE 7-4867, GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, BEACH BETTY 7-5768, MIAMI MIA 7-4818, B.A. TURRY 39-3383, and CRYSOPRASE 1-3266. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K MORDANT(1) 0 1 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 1 0 0 JURINE(61) 0 1 0 KALTOS(5) 1 0 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 1 1 0 DWES EG(82) 4 3 0 TRANSEL(6) 0 1 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 3 0 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 2 0 0 BONSUR(7) 3 3 2 KATI-TEI(41) 1 0 0 SYVYN'S HILL(98) 1 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 0 1 0 TROCAR(54) 0 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 78 108 2 198 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT MANUTE BOL 5-4233 85 65 0 224 LARGE LOSERS (1228) KALTOS RED FUSION 6-5480 101 71 0 200 IT'S NEW! (1195) TRANSEL PTI 7-5412 134 44 1 379 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 44 86 2 198 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA STASSIA 37-1523 68 89 2 209 UP TO NO GOOD (316) SIBIKHAS WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 51 174 2 206 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME ROB A. REE 39-3241 46 30 1 201 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199 69 32 3 213 072905R (1273) KATI-TEI SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 34 24 3 170 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 151 59 1 204 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478 33 17 0 335 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG REDDI WHIP 97-1636 84 32 9 385 KILLING ME SOFTER (1323) SHADOW GROVE HEAT 98-981 86 69 4 208 WHAT A TREAT (1201) SYVYN'S HILL